"Going with the Flow", A guide to the new wave of budget, easy-to-use flow cytometers. The Scientist, May 2011, 25, (5), page57-59. The pros and cons of three "affordable" flow cytometers is provided along with a spread sheet comparing the price, size, lasers, emission detection, additional parameters and sample format for six "budget-friendly" flow cytometers. www.the-scientist.com
"Single-cell genomics", Nature Methods, April 2011, 8 (4), page 311-313. T. Kalisky & S. R. Quake. A focus on single-cell resolution techniques is enabling understanding of complex biological phenomena. The techniques include: flow cytometry and microfluidics, PCR and sequencing which taken together provide understanding of complex tissues, discovery of new microbial species, and the ability to perform genome-wide haplotyping. www.nature.com/naturemethods
"High-Throughput Flow Cytometry", Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, April 15, 2011, 31, (8), page 20-22. J.P. Robinson, V.Patsekin, B.Rajwa, V.JoDavisson, N. Li, P.Narayanan. The authors propose some new tools for ways to reduce large data sets into something that is meaningful. Drug screening is provided as an example. www.genengnews.com
"Flow Cytometry Stakes Out New Territory", Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, April 15, 2011, 31, (8), page 46-48. G. Dutton. Reduction in systems' complexity opens up diverse applications for reliable technology. Several well-known experts in flow cytometry provided comments on the mostly new, small foot-print instruments, and related assays such as characterizing circulating tumor cells. www.genengnews.com
"Real-Time Cytometric Assay for Gender Bias". E. Gatza, M.A.Labant, R.Parkinson, and B.A.Cohen. New methodology purportedly makes it faster and easier to selectively bias births of female dairy cows (8-20% increase) according to this article in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, April 1, 2011, 31, (7), page 32-33. This assay is uses the Cohen biomarker for cell surface changes that have different temporal variations post collection of male versus female sperm. www.genengnews.com